Myths, stereotypes and misinformation are often at the heart of discrimination, harassment and violence against LGBTQ+ individuals. Tracy Hall, Executive Director at OutFront Kalamazoo, will share how increased knowledge and understanding about the LGBTQ+ community is often the first step in reducing and eliminating discrimination. Tracy Hall has been part of OutFront Kalamazoo in a […]

Craft Music at Bell’s Eccentric Café will be music to your beers! Enjoy a pint of Kalamazoo's best-loved brew while enjoying a lively performance by Kalamazoo Symphony musicians in this truly "eccentric" venue. Must be 21 years of age or older by the time of the performance.

Get ready to go Surfing with the Alien! We are excited to announce guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani’s return to the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre Friday, October 14, 2022! Joe Satriani is the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, with six gold and platinum discs to his credit (including one more gold award for the […]

Let’s do the time warp again! The Rocky Horror Picture Show enhanced movie experience is back at the Kalamazoo State Theatre Saturday, October 15, 2022. This 1975 musical horror comedy film will come to life with a live shadow cast (that’s actors acting in front of the screen during the film) performed by the WMU […]

Artist and barber Faisal Abdu’Allah will perform a Live Salon, inviting members of the audience to have their hair cut while discussing key issues of his work, on view in Unmasking Masculinity for the 21st Century. Reflecting on his own life experiences and the relationship between being both an artist and a barber, Abdu’Allah will […]

Author, professor, and activist Dr. Megan K. Maas will guide us through the history of gendered toys and how play with dolls can be connected to some of the relationships and gendered violence that occurs today. Blue for boys and pink for girls was not always the case. Dr. Maas will take us through the […]

From the publisher: Pretty Boys unearths diverse and surprising beauty icons who have redefined what masculinity and gender expression look like throughout history, to empower us to live and look […]

The Wait Wait Stand Up Tour — a night of stand-up-comedy featuring some of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me’s funniest panelists is coming to the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre October 22, 2022! Wait Wait’s panelists are talented bunch — some of the most hilarious and insightful people in the country. You’ve heard them answering questions on […]

Take a walk on the wild side in a program inspired by the outdoors. Claude DEBUSSY | Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Felix MENDELSSOHN | Violin Concerto Ludwig van BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 6 in F major, "Pastoral" Daniel Bae, Violin, 2022 Stulberg International String Competition Gold Medalist From beginning to end, the […]

In celebration of the Kalamazoo Public Library’s 150th anniversary, Local History Librarian Ryan Gage will reveal the deep history between the library and the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, during a two-decade span from the late 1920s to 1947, when the library, the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, and the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts all operated […]

Magicspace Entertainment is thrilled to announce that David Sedaris will return to the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre Saturday, October 29, 2022! With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition. […]

Your favorite witches are back! Join us for the annual showing of Hocus Pocus at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, Friday, October 28th! Join our host Lori Moore (who we suspect may be related to the Sanderson sisters) for an extra special celebration of the Halloween classic. It’s more than a movie…it’s an event! Come dressed […]